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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: t michael jennings on April 28, 2008, 09:10:32 AM
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Has anyone tried to paint their model aircraft with Krylon color paint?
I have painted my decals with Krylon Crystal Clear and then over painted with Klass Kote Clear. So I know that Klass Kote overcoat is compatable with Krylon Crystal Clear.
My plan for my next model aircraft is the following (unless someone knows this method will not work);
1. Brush balsa with SIG Nitrate dope,
2. Cover balsa with silkspan,
3. Brush silkspan with SIG Nitrate dope,
4. Spray aircraft with Krylon color paints,
5. Spray aircraft with Klass Kote clear.
The above steps do not include the sanding and detail preparation, but only covers the painting.
Has anyone tried this method or similar methods?
t michael jennings
knoxville, tn
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Is this for an electric airplane?
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The engine for the aircraft is a Fox 40 Deluxe. The fuel is 5% Nitro.
Sorry for not including that information.
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Dunno about Krylon, but Rustoleum is reasonably compatible with other products, and reasonably fuel proof except for the metallics, and maybe the neons. Also its discounted little brothers, "American", "Painter's Touch", etc. If Rustoleum produces it (read the tiny print on the can) then it's the same stuff, maybe less pigment is all. The black requires the longest curing time before exposure to fuel, or it'll soften. All other colors, a week's curing time seems sufficient. Urethane Spar Varnish goes over it no problem for a hi-gloss finish, also very fuel proof. That's all I know about oddball paint.
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I have used Krylon with no tears. I get the color combo I want, then after it cures for a few days I dust clear lacquer on it, or sometimes I've used butyrate, and as long as your first three or so coats of clear are allowed to cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrre for a couple of hours, no problem. My new Ephesian was simpler than that, I bought a quart of Nason automotive two-part clear for 30 bucks and used a small bit of it for two coats of clear coat and it is now as fuel proof as anything. I'll use the rest of the Nason on instruments, it goes a looooooong way.
Why are we painting!!??!!?? It's flyin' season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ #^
Blessings,
Will
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Why are we painting!!??!!?? It's flyin' season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ #^
Blessings,
Will
Some of us didn't get things done in time. Besides the weather here has been snow or major wind no good flying weather yet. I have to wait till good weather to paint as I can't do it in the house. mw~
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To be honest Mike, it's been too blamed windy here to get out, too. Beautiful days with 60's and 70's but that blasted, (or should I say "blasting"?) wind is staying up at the normal northwest Ohio velocity of 15 plus.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. HB~> HB~> HB~> HB~>
Blessings,
Will
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This is Krylon over Lustrekote which seems to cover better. Will use Lustrekote clear after I test it.
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Jerry Day had an old Tutor with Krylon over silkspan. Repairs were a problem, as clear butyrate dope curdled the Krylon around the patches. I made a few suggestions of what might work, and he got it fixed pretty good. He sprayed some Krylon into a jar and brushed it on for patching. Repairs are the biggest problem with using multiple types of paints on one model. The best scheme, in my opinion, is to stick with one, but the Dupli-Color lacquer spraycans seem like a great plot for those who like our butyrate. D>K Steve
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I tryed the Lustrekote Crystal Clear on my test piece and glad I did. It wrinkled and cracked the finish so I used the Min Wax Clear Poly and so far no problems.